Eretmocrinus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of crinoids}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|353.8|311.4|Carboniferous}}

| image = Batocrinidae - Eretmocrinus.JPG

| image_caption = Fossil Eretmocrinus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.)

| regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Echinodermata

| subphylum = Crinozoa

| classis = Crinoidea

| subclassis = Camerata

| ordo = †Monobathrida

| familia = †Batocrinidae

| genus = † Eretmocrinus

| genus_authority = Lyon and Casseday, 1859 Lyon, S.S., and Casseday, S.A. 1859. Description of nine new species of Crinoidea from the subcarboniferous rocks of Indiana and Kentucky. American Journal of Science and Arts (2nd series), 28: 233–246.

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Eretmocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record of the Carboniferous period (age range: 353.8 to 311.45 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Canada and United States.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=31760 Paleobiology Database]

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Category:Monobathrida

Category:Prehistoric crinoid genera

Category:Paleozoic life of Alberta

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